The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The public schools of Orlando close this
week.
The Presbyterian church at Orlando,
burned few days ago, is to be rebuilt
On Thursday evening Bishop Weed will
held confirmation service at the church at
that place.
The City Council of Orlando has ordered
two additional hose reels and twelve hun
dred feet more hose.
Thirteen hundred dollars worth of money
orders were paid by the Brooksville post
Office Tuesday, of which 5000 worth arrived
Monday night.
Marion county boasts of having five news
papers, but Orange county supports nine
reeh, Including two dailies Orlando having
Sxiout of the nineteen.
The annual council of the diocese of Flor
lla, win convene in Gainesville next We'd
fieStldy evening, for the transaction of such
business as may come before them.
J. The diocese now has fifteen missionaries
in the State at a quarterly cost of 81, l25, of
Which amount $500 is paid by the Diocese
Itself and S625 by the general missionary
board Of the church.
The residence of J. H. Jarvis, a mile
northwest OF Gainesville, was burned at l
o'clock Friday afternoon from defective
fiue. Most of the contents were saved. The
loss is 81 900, with no insurance. Mr.. Jar
Wis was absent from home.
At Live Oak, Rev. j. B. Culpepper,
the evangelist. commenced series
of meetings in the Methodist church on
Wednesday Much interest is manifested,
aud it is hoped that much good is being ac-
colnptished. The church is crowded to its
utmost capacity each night.
Grapes will certainly be plentiful around
Oakland this year. There are lots of young
grapes on Mr. Winkelmanns Delaware
vines, and his sclIppernongs are powdered
with young blossoms Mr.. 1ilden's vines
| are full also, and he will have an abundance
of grapes this summer. He can raise two
tons of grapes to the acre in South Apopka.
Mariana Courier: Eight coaches full
near 500 Apache Indians, guarded by
United States soldiers, passed our depot
Wednesday evening en- route, we under
stand, to Alabama. They were rough set
of customers in appearance, but from the
pencil drawings they threw off TO some of
| the citizens we find there is some artistic
! talent among them.
Hon. Samuel H. Blake, of Bangor, Me-,
while en route home from Florida died IN
Boston April - from pneumonia contracted
in New York only last week Mr. Blake
VIZ me OF the weSfithiest and most promi-
nent citizens of Bangor, and at one time was
prominent in politics of Maine. He had
| large interests in Florida, and had some
money invested in Palatka and Putnam
county, where he has many friends.
The annual meeting of the knights of
Labor of Florida will conveDce in Jackson
vile or next Monday, April 2. There are
| a great many assemblies in this State now,
and since the meeting last year seven new
! assemblies have been instituted III and
| around Jacksonville, making in all III
Jacksonville and vicinity nine as
semblies. IT is expected that all the assem-
blies of the State viii he represented and
that the attendance win be large.
Next Thursday the life-saving corps Of the
Jacksonville Fire Department will make an
excursion Ia ST, Augustine taking their APP
paI'atus witt! them for the purpose of giving
an exhibition OF its workings. The party
will leave Jacksonville at 8 O'Clock n. m. and
return at ) p. IN. While in the Ancient
City they viii give an exhibition at the
Ponce de Leon Hotel. where all the neces-
sary preparations fer the drill will be made.
While at st. Augustine the firemen and
their friends will be entertained by the fire
department of the. Ancient City,
At Orlando two years ago j. L. Giles pur-
chased piece of property at the northwest
corner Of Pine and Court streets, with 100
feet frontage ON Pine street for 81, 900. He
has sold S., 700 worth out Of this place, and
still retains lot for which he has refused
s., 800. A little over year ago D. ID. Por-
Ter purchased from Mr.. Giles the corner lot,
50x3j, paying him $500 Five months
later Mr.. Porter sold to Messrs Poyntz a.
Parrumore for 5000, and about a month
ago the lRtter gentleman sold the same piece
to Messrs. Curtis 81 Fletcher for $4,000 g.
a great religious revival has been III pro-
gress at Cedar Key for ten days past. Ser
vices have been held morning and evening.
Rev. a. B. Curry, Of Gainesville, has con
Quoted the meetings, assisted by Revs r. T.
Smith, Of tho Fresby tefian, ami j. G. Ley,
of the Methodist churches Large numbers
have attended the preaching Of the Word,
and numbers have professed conversion and
united with the various churches, while
others are still soaking the way OF salvation.
Preaching is held III tue city hail, the
largest building in the place, aud even this